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In Houston, Texas, Kenyan-born chef Zayn Khalfan is introducing Coastal Kenyan cuisine to new audiences through her business, Mombasa Street Eats. Originally from Mombasa, Khalfan moved to the United States in 2006. Drawing on family recipes passed down from her late grandmother, she began cooking…
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A growing number of Kenyan professionals and students are building careers and academic paths in the Netherlands, drawn by scholarship programmes and international opportunities, but facing challenges in adapting to Dutch culture and daily life. Annabel Nyole, a 28-year-old urban planner, moved to…
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Zipporah Mumbi, a Kenyan migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, was recently found in hospital after three weeks of no contact with her family. Mumbi, 28, had informed her family that she was hospitalised before losing all communication. Her relatives in Kenya endured weeks of uncertainty, unable to…
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The Russian Embassy in Nairobi has denied reports that one of its citizens, Mikhail Lyapin, was arrested and deported in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation in Kenya. In a statement released on Saturday, the embassy said Lyapin was only invited to the Directorate of Criminal…
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The body of Linner Sang, a Kenyan woman who was fatally stabbed in Reading, United Kingdom, earlier this month, arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Friday night. Sang, a former teacher, had moved to the UK in late 2023 to pursue further studies. On 7 September, she was reportedly…
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Three Kenyan nationals living in the United States are facing deportation proceedings as US immigration enforcement intensifies under the Trump administration.   In Washington State, Martin Njogu Njoki, 43, is being held at the King County Correctional Facility following criminal charges…
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A Kenyan woman who had been out of contact following surgery in Saudi Arabia has reconnected with her family, confirming she is recovering in hospital. Zipporah Mumbi, 28, had travelled to Saudi Arabia in search of employment and had been in regular contact with her family until communication…
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A Kenyan woman is stranded in India after allegedly being trafficked and forced into sex work under false pretences. Purity Cherono, a mother of two from Rongai in Nakuru County, says she was misled into travelling to India in July with the promise of a job as a masseuse. With previous experience…
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A 22-year-old Kenyan man, Bidan Mburu, was fatally shot last week in Greenwood City, Indiana, after being struck by a stray bullet during a domestic dispute in a residential parking lot. Mburu was returning home from work when a man allegedly fired a gun at his partner during an argument. The…
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The body of Felix Kiptum Limo, a Kenyan man who died in Qatar last month, has been returned to his family in Nandi County after weeks of legal and diplomatic delays. Limo, who had recently moved to Qatar for work, was found dead on 12 August in an abandoned building near his home. He had been…